Area state officials react to 'State of the State'

Freshman Tittl praises Walker's 'common sense reform'

7:51 PM,
Jan. 16, 2013

Andre Jacque

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State Sen. Frank Lasee has heard 17 "State of the State" addresses given by Wisconsin governors, the first 14 as a member of the Assembly and the last three as the northern half of Manitowoc County's representative in the Senate.

"There was nothing super exciting in (Walker's speech)," Lasee said Tuesday night. But what is more important the DePere Republican said was that the state is living within its means. "We are headed in the right direction." He cited unemployment in Wisconsin dropping to 6.7 percent.

Lasee said Wisconsin is streamlining regulations while "Washington is doing just ...